1973 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup was the second installment of the Hockey World Cup.[1] It was held from 24 August to 2 September at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The tournament was won by host nation the Netherlands, who defeated India 4–2 on penalty strokes after the final had finished 2–2.[2]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Netherlands | ||
| City | Amstelveen | ||
| Dates | 24 August – 2 September 1973 | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Wagener Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  West Germany | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 42 | ||
| Goals scored | 124 (2.95 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Ties Kruize (11 goals) | ||
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Teams
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| 27 August – 10 September 1972 | 1972 Summer Olympics | Munich, West Germany | 7 | West Germany Netherlands England Pakistan India.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia Kenya Argentina |
| 18 March 1973 | Appointed by the FIH | Brussels, Belgium | 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain Malaysia.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium Japan New Zealand |
| Total | 12 | |||
Group stage
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | West Germany |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 13 | Semifinals |
| 2 | India |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 11 | |
| 3 | Spain |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | New Zealand |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | +5 | 5 | |
| 5 | Kenya |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 | |
| 6 | Japan |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 |
Source: FIH
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Pakistan |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 13 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Netherlands (H) |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 10 | |
| 3 | Belgium |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 6 | |
| 4 | England |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Malaysia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 4 | |
| 6 | Argentina |
5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 |
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Classification round
Ninth to twelfth place classification
| 9th-12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||
| 1 September | ||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| Eleventh place game | ||||||
| 1 September | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||
Ninth to twelfth qualifiers
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| 5th–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| England (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 1 September | ||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| England | 0 | |||||
| Spain | 5 | |||||
| Belgium | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||
| Belgium | 1 | |||||
Fifth to eighth qualifiers
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First to fourth place classification
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 0 (4) | |||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| West Germany | 0 (2) | |||||
| Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 2 (4) | |||||
| 31 August | ||||||
| India | 2 (2) | |||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 September | ||||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||
| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Final
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| 1973 Hockey World Cup Winner |
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Netherlands First title |
Final Ranking
| Rank | Team |
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Netherlands |
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India |
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West Germany |
| 4 | Pakistan |
| 5 | Spain |
| 6 | England |
| 7 | New Zealand |
| 8 | Belgium |
| 9 | Argentina |
| 10 | Japan |
| 11 | Malaysia |
| 12 | Kenya |
Notes
- Australia withdrew because of a lack of funds, they were replaced by New Zealand.
References
External links
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